A man with a Catalan flag watchs Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy giving a press conference after the closing of polling stations on October 1, 2017 at Plaza Catalunya square in Barcelona. Spanish riot police stormed voting stations today as they moved to stop Catalonia's independence referendum after it was banned by the central government in Madrid. At least 92 people were confirmed injured as hundreds tried to prevent the polling stations from being closed, Catalan officials said. A total of 465 people were treated at hospitals and health centres, while Spain's interior ministry said 12 police officers were injured. / AFP PHOTO / JOSE JORDAN